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Église Saint-Geniez (Saint-Geniez d'Olt) walks
The Aurelle chapel at the start of the route from Saint-Geniez-d'Olt
Visorando Member
11.21 mi
+2,093 ft
-2,096 ft
7h 00
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Geniez-d'Olt (Aveyron)
Leave the comfortable Lot valley behind to venture higher up and experience the most authentic aspects of the Haut Rouergue and the Aubrac. The village of Aurelle is a truly inspiring testament to life in days gone by – and, indeed, not so long ago. As you climb towards it, the views are fabulous and the surrounding countryside enchanting, with its meadows carpeted in flowers.
Walks near Église Saint-Geniez (Saint-Geniez d'Olt)
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac – Espalion
14.34 mi
+984 ft
-2,523 ft
7h 25
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac (Aveyron)
The twenty-second stage of the Way of St James. On this stage, which is all downhill, you leave the Aubrac plateau to reach the Aveyron region, on the banks of the Lot, passing through the village of Saint-Côme-d’Olt, listed as one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, which has managed to preserve its character over the centuries. You arrive in the town of Espalion, which has grown up on the banks of the Lot, and you will notice on the hillsides the old terraces once planted with vines and fruit trees.
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac – Nasbinals
10.19 mi
+1,962 ft
-732 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac (Aveyron)
This fourth stage follows theGR® 65 Way of St James in reverse; it is one of the most beautiful stages of the route, listed in its entirety as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a steady, shaded climb, the path crosses the Aubrac plateaus, passing through the exceptional site of Aubrac.
From the Refuge des Rajas to Nasbinals
13.82 mi
+1,024 ft
-1,519 ft
7h 15
Difficult
Departure from Les Salces (Lozère)
Second stage of a four-day tour through the Aubrac countryside, between the Refuge des Rajas and Nasbinals via Aubrac.
On this stage, you will mainly use the GRP® Tour des Monts d'Aubrac and part of the Way of St James in the opposite direction (GR®65).
Buron des Rajas - Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
11.30 mi
+371 ft
-2,093 ft
5h 30
Moderate
Departure from Les Salces (Lozère)
This third stage of the Tour des Monts d'Aubrac is one of the most varied. It contrasts the crossing of the wild, desert-like expanses of the Monts d'Aubrac in the first half with the coolness of the Aubrac National Forest and the Tourbières Nature Reserve in the second half. From the Buron des Rajas, isolated at an altitude of 1,300 metres, the stage ends in the small village of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, at the bottom of the Boralde de Saint-Chély valley, 500 metres lower down.
Espalion - Golinhac
17.20 mi
+2,484 ft
-1,421 ft
10 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Espalion (Aveyron)
The twenty-third stage of the Way of St James. This stage crosses the territories of five municipalities in the Aveyron. The landscape is mostly rural and natural, occasionally passing through woods and copses. The route is also dotted with several heritage sites of interest, such as the village of Estaing with its bridge and its towering castle, before reaching the Golinhac plateau, which offers mid-mountain landscapes